School and Group Accounts

Institutional Access

Institutional Access enables a school or group to purchase a pre-set number of books to download and deliver directly to the qualified students or other individuals signed up under the Account. The school staff downloads the books for the qualifying students to read. Each book is for use by the student you select from your roster at the time of downloading the book.

Student Sign-ups

Each student or other individual who will receive books is added to the Account's "Student Roster" and has sign up paperwork submitted before he or she is eligible to receive books from your Account. The sign up steps include registration and proof of disability.

Each book is downloaded for an individual student. If you need copies of the same book for two students, you will download the book twice.

What does it cost?

You pre-purchase the number of books that you expect to download over the next twelve-month period, but do not need to choose the actual book titles until you are ready to download the book(s). If you use the books up more quickly than you anticipate, you can purchase a new twelve-month book package at any time. At the end of the twelve-month period, any unused books in the book package will expire.

How to get started:

To begin using Institutional Access, create a School or Group Account, and select "Institutional Access" at the bottom of the registration form.

For detailed instructions on setting up and using a School or Group Account with Sponsored Subscriptions, visit our School and Group Account instructions page.

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